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Her Own Rules
63%
Movie
1h 26m
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Her Own Rules (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Her Own Rules (1998) — a movie tagged as TV Movie and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Melissa Gilbert stars as Meredith. A sad and lonely writer returning to her home town in England for the first time since she was about 6 or 7 years old, after being adopted and raised in America. While there she decides to look for her mother's grave, and finds out her memories are not exactly what she thought they… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Her Own Rules 63% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
63%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Melissa Gilbert stars as Meredith. A sad and lonely writer returning to her home town in England for the first time since she was about 6 or 7 years old, after being adopted and raised in America. While there she decides to look for her mother's grave, and finds out her memories are not exactly what she thought they were, her mother is alive. She then sets out to find her mother and some answers and finds both. She also falls in love, of course, but has a problem with long term commitments...
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-10-13
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 47029
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What is Her Own Rules about?
Melissa Gilbert stars as Meredith. A sad and lonely writer returning to her home town in England for the first time since she was about 6 or 7 years old, after being adopted and raised in America. ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Her Own Rules?
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How long is the movie Her Own Rules?
The official runtime for Her Own Rules is approximately 86 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Melissa Gilbert
Meredith Sanders

Jeremy Sheffield
Lucas Kent

Lorraine Pilkington
Young Katherine

Ginny Holder
Agnes

Dorian Healy
Jack
- M
Maria Lennon
Amelia

Jean Simmons
Katherine Stratton
- B
Britta Smith
Mrs. Mattingly

Brian McGrath
Jacob Stratton

Oliver Maguire
Constable Carter
- J
Joan O'Hara
Mabel Carter
- P
Peter Caffrey
Reverend Michael
- F
Fedelma Cullen
Sarah

Mal Whyte
Clerk

Pauline McLynn
Constable Williams

Doreen Keogh
Mrs. Banks

Donna Dent
Orphanage Matron

Brian de Salvo
Dr. Patterson
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